thimbleful
[
thim
-b
uh
l-f
oo
l]
/ˈθɪm bəlˌfʊl/
noun
,
plural
thimblefuls.
1.
the amount that a
thimble
will hold.
2.
a small quantity, especially of liquid.
Origin
1600-10;
thimble
+
-ful
Usage note
See
-ful.
Examples from the web for
thimbleful
Some days there's not a
thimbleful
of difference between them.
But there was not a stein present, not a
thimbleful
of sweet water.
British Dictionary definitions for
thimbleful
thimbleful
/
ˈθɪmb
ə
lˌfʊl
/
noun
1.
a very small amount, esp of a liquid